Environment
As Delhi chokes, almost Rs787 cr of ‘green fund’ remains unused
16 Nov 2017
While the Delhi National Capital Region continues to battle smog, a Right to Information query has revealed that the Delhi government used only Rs93 lakh out of the Rs787 crore it had collected as environment cess
COP23: Developed world agrees to act on pre-2020 obligations
16 Nov 2017
In a compromise deal, developed countries participating in the UN Climate Change conference in Bonn, Germany, have agreed to revisit the pre-2020 climate action obligations, including reduction of emissions technology transfer and financial commitments
BS-VI norms to kick in 2 years early in Delhi, NCR
15 Nov 2017
Stringent Bharat Stage-VI norms will now be enforced with effect from 1 April 2018 in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), two years ahead of the national roll-out in 2020
15,000 scientists in 184 countries warn about negative global environmental trends
14 Nov 2017
Human well-being will be severely jeopardised by negative trends in some types of environmental harm, such as a changing climate, deforestation, loss of access to fresh water, species extinctions and human population growth
Quake in Iran-Iraq border leaves over 200 dead, thousands injured
13 Nov 2017
The quake hit 30 kilometres southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan at around 9.20 pm, when many people would have been at home, making it deadlier
NGT to study odd-even scheme as Delhi breathes just a little easier
10 Nov 2017
Delhi’s air quality remained “severe” for the fourth consecutive day this morning, although visibility as well as particulate matter levels seemed to show some improvementas the minimum visibility stood at 400 metres, better than Thursday’s 200 metres
Delhi caught in a bind with no improvement in air quality
09 Nov 2017
The National Human Rights Commission today said it was alarmed at the life-threatening level pollution in Delhi-NCR, while issuing notices to the centre and governments of Punjab and Haryana "on their action plan to tackle it"
Cleaning up aquatic pollution with mussels
08 Nov 2017
Delhi shuts primary schools as smog envelops NCR
07 Nov 2017
India is pushing hard for a cleaner environment at the global talks on climate change while smog has forced capital Delhi to shut
All eyes on US as Bonn climate meet gets under way
06 Nov 2017
Participants in the 12-day climate conference will include leaders and diplomats from 195 nations, as well as scientists, lobbyists and environmentalists – and US President Donald Trump’s avowed climate scepticism is causing worry
Newly discovered orangutan species is 'among the most threatened great apes in the world'
06 Nov 2017
There are only about 800 Tapanuli orangutans left, under threat from loss of lowland habitat and hunting, which makes this newly discovered species among the most threatened great ape species in the world